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I m ((i,"j"ji..r-_1'r-..',i'..l,c',,'i"] _ i b Tu: Drnuznu Anon”: -e - A. Ralph B. Cowan, 63, candidate in York Humbcr is said to be the maverick or the Liberal Par- ty. Cowan has both won and lost friends with his outspoken views for retention of capital punish- ment, retention of the Red En- sign end his criticism of his own party for granting a firm the monopoly of carrying fares to and from Toronto International Airport. _ _ He faced criticism and opposi- tion on his nomination to contest his riding for the Liberals. by a rebel group who charged that anyone who doesn't follow the party policies is not a Liberal. Friends and Enemies As a back-bench Liberal in the last House, Cowan gave mdre speeches than many Cabinet ministers. He convinced Walter Gordon that library building ma- terials should be exempted from the recently imposed 11 per cent building materials sales tax. He obtained a Bachelor of Journalism degree at the Uni- versity of Missouri. and was pro- motions manager at the Toronto Star before retirement in 1962 when he “as Itrst elected to the House of Commons. if he wms York Number his supporters will know that there is at "east one Liberal in Otta- wa who will oppose Liberal poli- cies he doesn't like as much as the opposition will. If he loses, his enemies will find at least a little less opposition both inside and outside of the House. {Iowan shook the House earlier this year when he answered Que- bee charges that it gets a smal- ler return on its money than it pours into the Federal treasury. The first to criticize Cowan‘s speech. was 3 Liberal Cabinet minister, Cowan wants a state run medicare program and all old-132 pensions hiked to $100 a month - the latter not being on the official Liberal program. THE pEARSON ARROW According to a recent pu- blie opinion poll, the uncom- mitted vote, which was at " all-time high of 40% " the time the election was announ- eed, has levelled ott to some- where between " to 20% for Quebec and Ontario and 10 to 12% tor the rest of the country. The forthcoming Federal election will be one of the most unpredictable in recent history because of the uncom- mitted vote. Fully Wioters.ized, modizara aahfy bolts. pamion padded dash and "and mm for Ralph Cowan and James Wal- ker. The Pearson arrow is said to “can more iobs, but no on. likes the fact it salls cheaper in the U.S. than it does here. MI tour York Centre Can- didates spoke before a cap:- city crowd in Weston' town hall Monday night to mixed reaction. [ Dismissing Liberal Fries for the necessity of a major- ity government, Conservative Vic Colebourn claimed that there had only been one case of opposition stalling. that he. mg the Dorian Inquiry The two main issues in the elect tion were. he said. corruption in government and the unity of Canada. Commenting on a Liberal candidate's state- ment that "eorruption in gov- ernment in not the issue." he called it "an insult to Canada and to the Canadian way at life.'? A vote for the Liberals, he continued. we! "a license to carry on with the same disregard _ _ for untarnished government in this country .. “at" lulu Twat Candidates' Night In Weston Gets Mixed Reactions Ott the positive sidr the at, tw, IBM Report Results Monday Night V When last Poll (loses WM" ADS ALL 241-5211 use Noon Ill“! wan-nu out 10-1“! " Home mum-y TWO llBERAlS, BOTH STRONG The Social security pension cost a US. employee $30 top in 1949: now if: 8277. Watch hon Cana- dian pension costs go. SHORTS In eo-operation with the To. ronto Telegram and the CIN network, CFTO will broadcast the national elect- ion results almost immediate. 1y after the last poll closes in British Columbia, 7 pan. Tty. ronto time. International Business " chines will be cooperating with the CBC as it has con- tinuously since 1061 by pro- viding the . most complete computer system ever assem- bled for a Canadian election. New Urtitired cortstroctitro, comes equipped with I Has- or in "I. tank and accepted as a leader by Vic Colcbourn and Fred Stinson. Claims it can out pun its rivals but this won't be known for a few days "t. P,C. Hopeful stressed what he termed 'i,series at poli- cies tor people" concerning natural resources, education and collective bargaining for civil servants. Ignoring the ghost of Sir John A.. Mr. ('olebourn called “Confeder- ation something of a shotgun marriage." and stated that a National Confederation Com terence should be set up. De. crying the fact that “retire- ment cuts many people off in their prime." he called (or I senior brain trust to stop up this waste of brain power. Under a Conservative "Freedom from Stress" pro- gram, education Would be [u- aranteed. if higher learnlnl were desired. income tax de. ductions would be made and pensions would be ralsed to Moo. without a means test. Thi, wan greeted with seat. tered applause Lily-WM” “In“ Ralph Cow" mole next THE DIEFMOBILE JAMES WALKER, LIB. RALPH COWAN, LIB. Jrirjttttiitt2'ir'itititgtt Wants Maiority Gete't. Considered the strongest cau- didate in York Centre. James Walker. M, Liberal party whip in the last parliament, isn't slow- ing down. because he knows that elections are full of surpris- es and won by votes . not pre- dictions. ' die was. acclaimed to North, York council three times, and was defeated when he ran for reeve. Says he has found very little objection to people going to the polls to decide on the next government. Walker suggests this election is on the theme of building a new Canada and serving the basic rights and needs of the Canadian family. Claims the Liberals have gained apprecia- bly under Liberal policies. Cana- da will have national medicare "try July I. 1966". if Liberals elected. While exempting municipal taxes from Federal taxes may help some homeowners, it won't solve the problems of pensioners on a fixed income who don't pay Federal taxes. Walker'says. If elected. he has declared that he will press for another Post ot. fice building in York Centre. In both riding: accordion to the Marlin poll "to" For Tho Times, the Liberal in- :umbonn will beat thq run- non-up undid».- by a null four par eottt moiority. Tho random poll also show. od that m. wool. in York The body by Fisher is out, but still humus smooth lines. While it has a smaller frame than others headed for Ottawa. its admirers Don Stevenson and Val Scan have it will stamp out the bigger models within a few you“. Capitalist Entry Wins Dress Award York Centre has benefited from Liberal policies such as winter-built homes, winter-works and muncipal loan funds. These policies help lift the municipal tax burden, he says. Walker promises to ban hate literature in Canada. and agrees with his leader that Canada needs majority government - not majority opposition. Doesn't like the "biekering, snickering and dithering" that went on in the last Parliament because of the majority opposition but in the same breath says the Liber. als accomplished more than in any other government compar- able period. T" In York-Com", Lima. James Walker will be cloud with Val Sun the Nut tHmoeratie Party undid-o. coming I do“ new. In York Numb.” in Lib out Ralph Conan our Con- urvaoivo undid-u Vic Colo. boum by a small margin. When it came to attire at the debate in the Weston town hall between the but Yuri “amber can‘idacea. three were conserv- auVa (with a amau "e"t dren- ers. The fourth. New Capitalist Douglas Tiller who would win any context on the basis of as» part]. wore a loose maroon Jacket, plaid tie and a aquara tliterally) [if pin. and answered the Conserva- tive] charges of corruption but Mr. Colebourn had " ready left for another meet. ing. Ridiculing the lily-white stance the P.C.‘s were taking. he accused Premier Rottarts of being responsible for Wind. tall and Atlantic Acct-planer scandals, “You can‘t entrust he TOMMY HAWK Poll Gives Cowan 8: Walker A Narrow Margin York Number Common“ Roaming "Main Street" Weston over the weekend. this reporter interviewed many voters at York Humber to obtain their responses to four key questions on Man. day's national election. Hun-hr and York cm u- p“! m. Lion! um to form the an! ”um-m d-ite the feet more Ohm haif " than (on it III un- nuuury for Prime Minio- Iu Puma to all the alu- Oion at this line. " RANDY MARTIN Of those who did answer, 38 had no opinion. It is from this large group that N.D.P. hopeful, Don Stevenson must draw his support because only " per cent of those polled, said they would give Stevenson their votes. How- ever. this party's partisans seemed to be quite fervent about the election and arr' peared to feel it would be unthinkable to vote any other way. The supporters of the old- er parties indicated that they had voted tor their party before and the satir faction derived from their performance warrented an- other try. One supporter the good Mme of Canada to them," he added. He promised voters that Medicare ‘would be in within one year and stated that he was strongly for it. A Jeer that the Liberals had been promising " since 1919, did not deter him from promu- ing cheaper cars nithin l8 months. Nada Minority tir...),,,,",,, To these promises. N.D.P.- 'er Don Stevenson quipped that the record of liberal re. forms is the record of the Liberal puny when mired. Thus he Implied that that tttee-ttr-ded,)) ad Morin waa I am government to keep the old parties on their baa. -hl though he “and that the N.D.P. does not believe. " the C.C.F. had. that Capita, lism must be destroyed. he said the (overall-An! should not automatically think ttt prb Winn; amuse, rwuuv, mm“ G. to“ ANOTHER CANDIDATE, but she's not after the York Centre seat in the House of Cornrnom'CMiss Christel Hansen, M, of Downsview is more inter- ested in skiing and winter sports. She is one of the 10 attractive and talented candidates seeking the title,of Canada's Snow Queen. If she wins the title she will reign over the Canadian Winter Sports Show currently at the (EVE. HEB}. Issues: Ma'grity Government, (093m And Pensions party's 1 be quite election feel it u that N.D.P. rertson must wt because It of those wouid give votes. How- 's partisans me fervent on Ind ar t would be vote any described the N.D.P.'s as tho only party for a working man, while some Liberals said they were voting to de- feat John Diefenbaker. Nationally the majority see the Liberals forming a mljority government while " per cent feel I coalition government possibly between the Lihenls and the N.D.P. is a poulbility. Aimee: tmrthirds ot thou polled uld that In election should not have been called. classifying it as a waste of taxpayer! money. The same percentage said majority government is the main is- sue and almost as many think that a pension increase is of the first national inr portance. This might be ce- lated to the lam that a num- ber of the people we talked to were self-admittedly at or near the age when pensions would personally affect them. lated to the fact that a num- ber of the people we talked to were self-admittedly at or near the age when pensions would personally affect them. Corruption was named as the main issue by IT per cent. One man remarked jovially that every govern- ment had corruption "Do you think the United States doesn't have corruption?" he asked. "Even Russia has cor- ruptiom" Thus he dismiss- ed it as a real election issue To New Capitalist undi- date, Douglas Tilley, these socialistic policies were ana- thema. Using almost all of his IS minute speaking lump After his speech. Tilley we: subpcted to ridicule. the only annex- to which he [no we: "Don't vote for me." Accus- ed at having ma mm " all, he Mated his platform tte "Truth. Morality and Rea. son“ In government. Asked it he were “in going to demend the demolition of the old city hall. he replie the he “could~ vale concerns when it need: a job done. by reading a quotation from Ayn Rand's book. ”Ml“ Shrugged. the diminutive man in the maroon jacket dated plainly that he was ruttttimt himself, because he eoukin't vote for any of the others. Don't Vot- Fov Mo " are less." an». the constituents couldn't when Photo by Alexandra Studio a. This might the fat-v. that 5 the people we self-admittedly Tory Squaw“ Settled Like so many other Cttttgerw atives around during the dark days of the Diefenbaker govern- ment, Fred Stinson, 43. PC can- didate in York Centre has re joined the Chief. Was elected to Ottawa in 1957, lost York Centre in 1962, resumed his law practise, and refused to run in 1963. The first Canadian MP. to visit China, Stinson suppom a Get Hard On Communism Policy, and agreed with George Hees Douglas Harkness and owe? Tory cabinet ministers that Canada should accept nuclear weapons from the US. Stinson was a member of the North York Board of Education for more than (out: years: He, became founding president of the Canadian Univenity Service Overseas and a director of the African Students' Foundation. Wu also active with the United Nations Association and the Canadian Institute of Public "Affairs. Stinson says be " waging the toughest campaign of his career and hopes it will pay off when the votes are counted. The NDP is counting on Stinson to take enough votes away from Jim Walker to see Val Scott get the, majority this time. making it practically impossible for in- dependent political observers to predict who will win in York Centre. Says Canada has two choices: either allow Quebec to become an "Associate State" running its mm affairs or retaining strong central government. Claims the' Liberals have given little leadership on this issue. In September, when the elect- ion was called, Stinson decided to run again, stating the reasons he refused to run in’ 1963 are no longer issues. PM.“ Fed Up Donald Stevenson. 38, is a Toronto Telegram reporter with a BA in modern history. From 1951 to 1955 the NDP York Humber candidate “as a RCAF radio officer who was in the United Nations Iirllft for Korea, Europe and North Africa. a s second-class' employees." Stevenson says. "They say they- 'll expreu their opinion by voting NDP." Not surprising, he says. civil sonams have come to realise the NDP and its predecessor, the CCF. gave greater rights to government employees in Sash. atchewan than have been achiev- ed. even proud-ed. elsewhere in Canada. Stevenson, who has found no antagonism towards the NDP, says a great number of people are disillusioned with the on parties. . “Postmen and other civil servants say they and their mates are sick of being treated He said recently the 1a'beral leader‘l latest ram-m about mother election he!“ inevit- able it the Ukul- M't get I maiortty In cub the culminat- ion of a salon ol than by liberal laden. - “no mo: that mm " laudable when Mm than he is wrong. Mr. km an the opprmon mien would i.- rnodintey “out I maturity government.” let-gt-t aid. “manned on page St and went on to say that then were no issues in this eleo tion. York Centre Comment: At a chopping centre in York Centre, an even greater percentage of those asked would not answer. Of those who did, the Liberals held a slight plurality of tour per cent over the N.D.P. With 16 per cent of the voters un. decided, Vat Scott the N.D.P. candidate will hope to defeat James Walker, the Liberal incumbent. Nationally, haw. ever. the people polled felt overwhelming that the Lib erals would form a majority government. With a slight majority feel- ing that an election is nee. essary at this time, York Centre constituents listed majority government as the main issue of the election. Second on the list were those voters who (an there were no real |ssues. Corruption ranked third on voters minds TWO P. C'S BOTH HOPEFUl TWO NDP'S, BOTH FIGHTERS and pensions, the economy and party bade" “lowed close behind. one lady tried to explain what dire trouble the country would be in if the N.D.P. "or some other soeialist party is to be elect. ed." She eiassitied the So cm Credit party as social- ist'. Claiming to be related to Sir John A. Macdonnld on her father‘s side, the decried against the impractibility at N.D.P. schemes, calling them, "the nut thing to Commun- ism." YORK HUMIIR er Nahum. Lib. " - "wc l Coleboum told editors of the FRED “WNW. P.C. {Ethnic press that “Confederation ---------r.--_ was something of a shot-gun SHORTS ‘marriage” and solidly support: If all the pledges made by 1the Conservative plank of . Na.. candidates in this election were tional Confederation Conference tulfilled. Canada would stagger to iron out FrettetrEuttiiah Can- under fantastic national debt. ’adiln problems. SHORTS He once called the Liberals Ottawa postpones some building [ "bandits" because of the current to cheek inflatioo-Mrttnk admits- bankrupcy lraud scandals and sion the government 'sp'2'li1'tii','iiiir1is', the prospect of Canada can cause inflation. becoming a soeialist state. N.D.P M', No Opinion 38r. Total 100% Wu it "can." to all an “onion " this tim" Yes 33C No 60', No Opinion 7G What is the main ism in the .Hehutes-- VICTOR COLEIOURN, P.C. Illllh Sl-ltr" ing-some "ree" beam on I " ttot Scott Mm. DON SYIVIM. no). How-mn- vl page " "“0“” CHI-m Total YORK CENTRE No Opinion 16% Total 100'. Was it new" to all in “cabin? No Opinion--" Total-too: What is the main issue a! the .hetieo8 Majority Gov't 48" No Issues PA'. Corruption 12r, Pension " Economy 4er, Party Leaders 4% Total- 100"; Opposes Excusiv. PM": Victor Coleboum, M, Comer vative candidate in York Trim- ber is after the Federal seat for the first time. In 1957, he was viee-president of the Osgood: Hall P.C. Asso- ciation where he obtained his law degree. From m be was secretary-treasurer Ind pre- sident of the St. Patrick Progres- sive Conservative Association. Says he is concerned with the excessive powers being sought by all levels of Canadian govern- ment that eats away the rights which used to beloug to the ire dividual. SINGLE mu to CW Says senior citizens are often tucked away in comfortable homes when they should be cal. led on as suptrvisors Ind noun,- sellers. Would like to see " so- nior brain trust. I sent: of in- dustry or In education pool." Colebonrn would exempt the homeowner the 800 in munici- pal taxes from his income taxes. Pledges that senior citizens would have government pensions. hiked S25 and believes the next generation will be well served by licking the problem of air and water pollution. Says a greater development of Canada's natural resaurces can increase prosperity in Canadl and claims the Liberals have been too slow and weak in launching urban renewal pro- Jects. PM Corruption No Issues Party Leaders Economy No Opinion Val Scott. N.D.P. “did!“ for York Centre was born in Shanghai Chin: St years no. Serving with the administrative and education branch of the N.D.P tt.CA.F. between use and INT, Seott's political career began in 1959 when he became camp-In tum-per, organizer and vie.- president d the York can CCP.NDP. Lib. Elna-M Economy Business manger for the It’ tidy d Ontario Hydro Pm- Iioml Engineers. Scott VI! " nated by no Walks: in in; Federal elections (I I“: " Says he believes that the Gnu National Product can be Inma- ed by " billion to new " employment to two per can " wants state run medieare, It. university edtteatitax old It. pension of I). a - at out I5. President at be Yorkvh NDP Amati-(ion m an“ In the York 00-h EDP. u us not. chain-u a! to NC. York um W! In tgot, _. h a In." M d " Dov-view not. aqd Octal " Tm ad M I - Yes-44 ”a ”an” mu- ml.- “Own" Mum-uh! Iona-Indull- hmMMIuhngh Pr.'.- Gov't 2% INT. 31% tr". I". td